FAFSA Information

The 2027-2028 FAFSA is now open. The new FAFSA is easier to complete and will result in more students being eligible for more funding than ever before!

Jax State will receive your FAFSA within 2-3 business days once it has been submitted! Once received, you will receive your aid offer within 1-2 business days. You can view if your FAFSA has been received through your MyJaxState account, under “Financial Aid Requirements” for 2027-2028 in Self-Service Banner.

FAFSA Filing Incentives

We highly encourage students to complete their FAFSA as soon as possible! Students can send their FAFSA to JSU by listing our school code, 001020. To motivate students to complete the FAFSA, the following incentives are being offered! 

First Time Freshman

  • First Time Freshman who submit their FAFSA to Jax State by April 1 and have a Student Aid Index (SAI) of $15,000 or less, as calculated by the FAFSA, will receive a $750 FAFSA Completion Grant

Continuing/Transfer Students

  • Continuing/Transfer students who submit their FAFSA to Jax State by April 1 will be entered to win:
    • (3) Full Tuition Scholarship
    • (10) $1,000 Scholarship
    • Jax State swag bag

FAFSA FAQs

Submitting your FAFSA means you’ve done everything you can to do to apply for federal aid at this time, congratulations! Once it has been sent to Jax State, you will see that your FAFSA has been received through your MyJaxState account, under “Financial Aid Self Service”. Additionally, you can log back into your FAFSA at any time to see the processing status. Once sent to Jax State, your FAFSA dashboard will update to indicate it has been processed and sent!

Once we have received your completed FAFSA, you will receive your aid offer within 2-3 business days. Your aid offer will be sent to your JSU student email address and will be viewable through your MyJaxState account.

We understand your concerns and are here to help you! We are committed to doing everything we can to provide aid offers as soon as possible. In the meantime, you may want to utilize the Federal Student Aid Estimator to get an early idea of what federal aid you may qualify for once Jax State receives your FAFSA.

Keep in mind, this federal aid would be in addition to scholarships and grants offered by Jax State! First Time Freshman and First Time Transfer students may view their 27-28 Merit Scholarship through their MyJaxState account, under “Financial Aid Self Service” by selecting the 2027-2028 Award Year. Merit Scholarships for continuing students will be renewed after the Spring 2027 semester!

Need Some Help?

Cocky Chats

Join a "Cocky Chat" to engage in on-demand virtual conversations with our staff! You will be asked to provide an email address to book the meeting. We will send additional meeting details and access information to that address. We can't wait to chat with you virtually!

FAFSA Days

TMB Auditorium 1-4pm

  • Oct 7
  • Oct 14
  • Oct 28
  • Nov 4
  • Nov 11
  • Nov 19

FAFSA Help Session

Need help filling out the FAFSA? Schedule a FAFSA Help Session to get one-on-one help completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid with a trained Financial Aid Staff member in 103 Angle Hall. 

FAFSA Nights

Merrill Hall Computer Lab 4:30-6:30pm

  • Oct 20
  • Nov 19

Visit Us

No appointment needed! Visit our office in 107 Angle Hall. Our office hours are Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Contact Us

Have a question regarding your financial aid? Call us at 256-782-5006 or email us at finaid@jsu.edu and a staff member from our office will be happy to assist you.